7-letter words containing e, l, i, d
- onglide — a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound. Compare off-glide (def 1).
- palsied — paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.
- pedicel — Botany. a small stalk. an ultimate division of a common peduncle. one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.
- pedicle — a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
- pedrail — a type of wheel designed for use on rough terrain, consisting of a chain around the wheel with flat discs attached to the chain
- pickled — preserved or steeped in brine or other liquid.
- piddler — to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed by around): He wasted the day piddling around.
- piebald — having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
- piloted — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- plaided — made of plaid, or having a similar pattern.
- plaited — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- pléiade — a group of seven French poets of the 16th cent. who favored the use of classical forms
- podlike — resembling a pod
- predial — of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- quailed — to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
- quiddle — a person concerned with trivialities
- quilled — rolled or incurved into a narrow tubular form.
- quilted — resembling a quilt, as in texture, design, stitching, etc.
- radiale — the carpal bone of the forelimb or wrist
- radicel — a minute root; a rootlet.
- radicle — Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- railbed — the ballast layer supporting the sleepers of a railway track
- rallied — to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.
- re-laid — simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- readily — promptly; quickly; easily: The information is readily available.
- rebuild — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- redline — to treat by redlining (an area or neighborhood).
- redrill — to drill again
- redtail — an American hawk with red colouring on its tail
- relived — to experience again, as an emotion.
- replied — to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question.
- retiled — a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- reviled — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- ridable — capable of being ridden, as a horse.
- riddled — a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
- rivaled — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rodlike — a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- sallied — a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- sedalia — a city in central Missouri.
- sedilia — one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- seedlip — a basket holding seeds that are to be sown
- shields — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- shilled — a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- sideral — attributed to the influence of the stars
- skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- sleided — (of threads) separated; frayed
- slidden — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- slidder — a furrow down a hillside
- slidell — a town in SE Louisiana.
- slinked — to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.